Prevention of congestive heart failure in high risk patients

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 638-639

  Wachtell, Kristian ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 64949118676     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp064     Document Type: Editorial

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